AhlulBayt News Agency

source : Wefaq
Tuesday

4 February 2014

8:30:00 PM
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Bahrain: Vindictive Sentences against citizens and activists will increase duration of the crisis

Bahraini court ruled on Monday 3rd Jan 2014, on 13 young men from the area of Bilad Al Qadeem sentencing them to 15 and 3 years on a security case and some of them were sentenced to 25 years due to being allegedly accused in other issues.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Bahraini court ruled on Monday 3rd Jan 2014, on 13 young men from the area of Bilad Al Qadeem sentencing them to 15 and 3 years on a security case and some of them were sentenced to 25 years due to being allegedly accused in other issues.Another court sentenced 5 years of prison to young man from the area of Samaheej, the court also postponed the verdict against a group of activists, including a member of the Central Committee of the Clerics Islamic Council, Sheikh Fadel Zaki, and activist Nader Abdulemam and others, all charged with illegal public gathering, peaceful protest and expressing their views in the capital Manama .Al-Wefaq  National Islamic Society  commented on the sentences that these reprisal provisions fall under the repressive security dealing with citizens, activists and people demanding democratic transition in Bahrain. This increases the duration of the crisis and does not leave any opportunity of resolving the crisis doubles the tension and has clear negative outcomes.Al-Wefaq stressed that these indicators reflect the real approach of the system and indicates the extent into which it is in retaliatory policies that antagonize citizens and is based on the revenge for political reasons./129